Each week we take a look at the best and the worst of what the media world had to offer.

And what a week it has been — all week there has been an onslaught of stories. To start, the president addressed the birther fringe, and in doing so may have made them less fringy.

In the same week, the entire world held its collective breath as the royal family of England ushered in a refreshing and hope-inducing marriage.

And in a likely sign of things to come for the new royals, th tabloid magazine apologized for spreading rumors and a brave journalist tells a traumatic story that most would not have the strength to revisit.